One of the three men who unshackled themselves from the clutches of Chinese handlers running cybercrime factories in Laos has allegedly received threat messages from one of the three agents who had provided logistic support in the trafficking of the trio from Mumbai to Thailand.

Ismail Sayed, the victim, told mid-day that when he asked the agents for his pending dues, he was told he would face dire consequences. “I was not given the promised salary. After I came back, I started to demand my pending salary from an agent, who is also my childhood friend. I told him that if the salary was not paid, I would approach the police and file a legal complaint against him. But he quickly resorted to threatening me, typing, ‘Do you think it is useful? Remember, there are many people in India who are short of money!